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where did you get morality? do we have a moral gene? >> guest: there are people who think you can't define what you mean by morality. i think we do define it. it's clearly true that if a particular society for example. in the 21st century, had the very first to think a 21st century morality, which we will share whether religious or not. it's a kind of consensus that we accept and somewhat based on the golden rule and treat others to treat you. >> guest: we all took greater or lesser extent described as a sort of feeling that we kind of together try to decide what kind we want to live in a sort of society where people don't still , don't commit bodily harm. they pay taxes. we take care of the poor, the sick, the elderly. we live in a society, which cares for each other, which cares for other human beings in deep. i'm a conservative work out for yourself the kind of society in which we wish to live. i without any religious belief would not wish to live in the kind of society where people cheat, where they don't pay their taxes, with a ste
where did you get morality? do we have a moral gene? >> guest: there are people who think you can't define what you mean by morality. i think we do define it. it's clearly true that if a particular society for example. in the 21st century, had the very first to think a 21st century morality, which we will share whether religious or not. it's a kind of consensus that we accept and somewhat based on the golden rule and treat others to treat you. >> guest: we all took greater or lesser...
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it is obvious that this absolutely moral outrage. somefect violated -- one of the great leaders and teachers of the 20th century. he conceive as model for mortal enemies to overcome their hatred and find a way through their compassion to overcome -- his passing should reignite a worldwide effort for peace. we will have more on al jazeera america right after this. >> fault lines investigates... >> f jazeera america. altes... i'm john siegen hiller in new york. >> . >> celebrating the life of the
it is obvious that this absolutely moral outrage. somefect violated -- one of the great leaders and teachers of the 20th century. he conceive as model for mortal enemies to overcome their hatred and find a way through their compassion to overcome -- his passing should reignite a worldwide effort for peace. we will have more on al jazeera america right after this. >> fault lines investigates... >> f jazeera america. altes... i'm john siegen hiller in new york. >> . >>...
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out his moral weight. you see the people there in a celebration, dancing for nelson, i see many toy-toy moves. nelson mandela would do that. you couldn't help but smile when you saw him doing that little chicken wing movement with his arms. many times in africa, people laugh and sing and dance through their sadness and their sorrow. these are people celebrating nelson mandela's life. if you didn't know this was a funeral, he would not know this was a funeral. they are in a stadium. a lot of cheering. people are very happy on this particular day to give what they call the old man a long good-bye. we are in the process of a ten-day funeral service for nelson mandela. >> you always hope at a time like this, that this will somehow cause a recognition of the possibilities of south africa that nelson mandela dreamed of. >> people will tell you there is still work to do in south africa. everyone knows there is still work to do. we will see it remains to be seen what will happen after the death of nelson mandela i
out his moral weight. you see the people there in a celebration, dancing for nelson, i see many toy-toy moves. nelson mandela would do that. you couldn't help but smile when you saw him doing that little chicken wing movement with his arms. many times in africa, people laugh and sing and dance through their sadness and their sorrow. these are people celebrating nelson mandela's life. if you didn't know this was a funeral, he would not know this was a funeral. they are in a stadium. a lot of...
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out his moral weight. you see the people there in a celebration, dancing for nelson mandela. john pointed out, of course, the movie "invictus" about the 1995 rugby world cup. it is that poem "invictus" by william earnest henley, that brought nelson mandela comfort for so many years and those famous lines from that poem, it matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishment is scrawled, i am the master of my faith. i am the captain of my soul. that has been the hallmark of many of the people that we have talked to that knew nelson mandela so well, that have written about him, that despite 27 years of imprisonment, what was private bitterness and sometimes anger, he was the captain of his soul in terms of making sure that did not dominate dominate his life. instead, he became such a wonderful figure of reconciliation and why this is a global pilgrimage. >> when you look at the pictures and you see the people dancing, i see many toy-toy moves. nelson mandela would do that. you couldn't help but sm
out his moral weight. you see the people there in a celebration, dancing for nelson mandela. john pointed out, of course, the movie "invictus" about the 1995 rugby world cup. it is that poem "invictus" by william earnest henley, that brought nelson mandela comfort for so many years and those famous lines from that poem, it matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishment is scrawled, i am the master of my faith. i am the captain of my soul. that has been the...
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of would have said this is your moral responsibility. it is that about giving to but they need us definitely. i wish to have understood more about hospice earlier in the game. lot of people our afraid of hospice because they think it is a death sentence in fact, people often now live those in get maximum treatment. this new specialty is like old-fashioned doctoring to get the help of the entire team there is more time spent talking about symptoms , and make your daily life better and i was just on the panel one week ago with a guy as stanford he was given the internal defibrillator that shocks your heart and he asked to have it turned off. but he was transferred to use the program at a hospice they said what is wrong? why is your life not worth living? he said i want to go to my workshop to make the choice i cannot do that they gave him oxygen indigested his medication now he has a high quality of life is healthier now. there is some great irony is that sometimes when you stop trying so hard to extend the life you kid drastically improve
of would have said this is your moral responsibility. it is that about giving to but they need us definitely. i wish to have understood more about hospice earlier in the game. lot of people our afraid of hospice because they think it is a death sentence in fact, people often now live those in get maximum treatment. this new specialty is like old-fashioned doctoring to get the help of the entire team there is more time spent talking about symptoms , and make your daily life better and i was just...
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us would dare to do the same thing air force one i don't think so morale was clearly was treated like some sort of second class president and despite this insult they didn't even catch oden this is what i call a double fail but that's just my opinion. lazy i'm going to. the job. so that i could money to buy seeds. dies or to manage the money i have for seeds and you can spend it on books. open a school uniform my kids need for school. see if i'm going to be there. so i have no money left to seat on the day no matter how cheap it might be. demoted you know too much money to. run. a community has a borehole that isn't easily accessible by all. the damn dries out during the dry season and there isn't enough water for the animals. that. doesn't do anything about our situation. i mean i could have provided the community with enough water. i mean they refuse to do anything like that for us. almost every government comes and so we have courts i wrestle what's in our courts and by the to get a modest more fun with that i didn't need to support most in most cases deal who commanded big. bum wo
us would dare to do the same thing air force one i don't think so morale was clearly was treated like some sort of second class president and despite this insult they didn't even catch oden this is what i call a double fail but that's just my opinion. lazy i'm going to. the job. so that i could money to buy seeds. dies or to manage the money i have for seeds and you can spend it on books. open a school uniform my kids need for school. see if i'm going to be there. so i have no money left to...
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completely out like you said some point they just left africa with disease and ruined economies and they're morally indebted towards africa not only canonically do you believe that all fell. off or not just the messed up of them they should have corrected them the states of the committed some mistakes you know because they did nothing they did not development but in the majority of cases they sank to the worth of that continent into their countries and made their countries rich and did not develop for that. if if things were equal they would have said look let us do something to help these free africans now to develop a plan for but what about china because everyone knows that china has a large appetite for african resources at this point how do you make sure that they don't become the new colony of the twenty first century and the china is going to call in as in the. conference to discuss how to colonise food to get resolution collectively china has not done so they came to a for them wanted to do business they came to a for the. that was their turn as the mission is different they are coming to d
completely out like you said some point they just left africa with disease and ruined economies and they're morally indebted towards africa not only canonically do you believe that all fell. off or not just the messed up of them they should have corrected them the states of the committed some mistakes you know because they did nothing they did not development but in the majority of cases they sank to the worth of that continent into their countries and made their countries rich and did not...
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he was more a moral philosopher than an economist. it was not hard for him to believe we were good. he believed we were self interested, but he believed that free markets and freedom would lead to people doing the right thing because they cared about the reaction of their peers. they cared about common values and a common future. one of the things we have seen since the 1980's is, from greed is good to just incredible opulence beyond what anybody can really justify, that we have lost that sense. like our parents, they were the greatest generation and they sacrificed a lot for us. sometimes i feel like we are going to be the greediest generation. we don't just give people opportunities to get on the elevator. >> how do you ensure this really happens, because all the way along the time you are describing, there have been people who preached in business as well. there has been a big rise of rhetoric about corporate responsibility. how are you translate what you have been describing into something that actually spreads on a national or even international scale? the 1% of the 1% are very
he was more a moral philosopher than an economist. it was not hard for him to believe we were good. he believed we were self interested, but he believed that free markets and freedom would lead to people doing the right thing because they cared about the reaction of their peers. they cared about common values and a common future. one of the things we have seen since the 1980's is, from greed is good to just incredible opulence beyond what anybody can really justify, that we have lost that...
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many in latin america are furious with the forced grounding of bolivia's president evo morales is playing in austria and even twelve nations in latin america are coming together to discuss the consequences of the event the plane was forced to the ground while flying over the e.u. because it was believed that that sneaky snowden was hiding on board trying to get to asylum in bolivia and beyond some might say that this is no big deal so president of some contra since he had a delayed flight for a few hours things happen man busted got to get that still guy at all costs right well one man's delayed flight is another man's imperial skyjacking you see the countries of latin america have a common history as being on the bad end of brutal western european imperialism and when the president of a former colony could just be abducted at the will of the you would have his plane searched it sure makes you feel like you're still under the lash of foreign control doesn't it do any of you think for a moment that any e.u. officials who are so willing to ground morality would dare to do the same thing air
many in latin america are furious with the forced grounding of bolivia's president evo morales is playing in austria and even twelve nations in latin america are coming together to discuss the consequences of the event the plane was forced to the ground while flying over the e.u. because it was believed that that sneaky snowden was hiding on board trying to get to asylum in bolivia and beyond some might say that this is no big deal so president of some contra since he had a delayed flight for a...
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that he was the true towering moral figure of our time. why do people say that he is the leader that they most respect? everybody you ask, when you ask them who is their favorite leader in the world? they say nelson mandela. because of what he did when he came out of prison. forget sack that he made as a freedom fighter on behalf of the majority of the people of south africa. when he came out of prison after being treated so horned usually, he had the grace, and he saw that he had to understand the other. he created himself as political figure and he met them with a handshake rather than a clenched fist. and this is his enduring leg civil it is so rare. the images that flash in front of your mind about nelson mandela. the 1994 election. south africa's first, is just stu pendous. it won't for two days and they had to call for helicopters and cargo planes and it was the most extraordinary thing. i think what his old comrade in arms and as we know, the spokesman for the presidency said, he stamped his authority. even on prison. he earned the
that he was the true towering moral figure of our time. why do people say that he is the leader that they most respect? everybody you ask, when you ask them who is their favorite leader in the world? they say nelson mandela. because of what he did when he came out of prison. forget sack that he made as a freedom fighter on behalf of the majority of the people of south africa. when he came out of prison after being treated so horned usually, he had the grace, and he saw that he had to understand...
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like king, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed, and the moral necessity of racial justice. he would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of kennedy and khrushchev, and reached the final days of the cold war. emerging from prison, without force of arms, he would -- like lincoln -- hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. like america's founding fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations -- a commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power. given the sweep of his life, and given the sweep of his life, and the adoration that he so rightly earned, it is tempting then to remember nelson mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. but madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. instead, he insisted on sharing with us his doubts and fears, his miscalculations along with his victories. [applause] "i'm not a saint," he said, "unless you think of a saint as a sinn
like king, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed, and the moral necessity of racial justice. he would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of kennedy and khrushchev, and reached the final days of the cold war. emerging from prison, without force of arms, he would -- like lincoln -- hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. like america's founding fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations -- a...
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and bent the arc of the moral universes towards justice. may god bless his memory, and keep him in peace. >> remarked on the passing of nelson mandela from the president of the united states. for those of us just joining us, we received word on the passing of the former president of south africa, nelson mandela at the age of 85. he had been ill for some time. he was in and out of the hospital most of the summer, suffering through lung problems so he wantedded with pneumonia. we received word from the family that mandela was still fighting that he was struggling. let's get to mike now. the president has often called nelson mandela a personal hero. he visited the nation in june. >> right. >> a personal hero, and an inspiration, and you heard the president recount this often told story. as a college student, he got involved in the antiapartheid movement. at that time, his first exposure, inspired to politics by nelson mandela, and the president said something else that he said before. and i think it really strike as cord with the presiden in j
and bent the arc of the moral universes towards justice. may god bless his memory, and keep him in peace. >> remarked on the passing of nelson mandela from the president of the united states. for those of us just joining us, we received word on the passing of the former president of south africa, nelson mandela at the age of 85. he had been ill for some time. he was in and out of the hospital most of the summer, suffering through lung problems so he wantedded with pneumonia. we received...
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they will try to turn the tide again and make a victory for themselves which would help to boost the morale to show that they can make progress. analysts are looking at the regional areas cutting of more supplies. on the ground, it will show that they should be getting supplies back and they are able to intercept this regime early in this is a major point they made. this regime can be beaten militarily if they get the right aid. >> thank you. >> the leaders in pakistan and facing allegations they've failed to protect shiite muslims up for a bomb attack killed dozens of people. human rights campaign say their inaction was a publicity in the bombing of their calling for help to keep them safe. >> this is where more than 80 people died and 100 wounded. this was a club popular with the community here. there were two blasts. a suicide bomber set off the first explosion. then the security, rescuers, journalists, there were all killed by a second bomb. the suny muslim groups as that since the suicide bomber or remotely detonated a car bomb. >> this is extreme cruelty. nothing could be more cruel.
they will try to turn the tide again and make a victory for themselves which would help to boost the morale to show that they can make progress. analysts are looking at the regional areas cutting of more supplies. on the ground, it will show that they should be getting supplies back and they are able to intercept this regime early in this is a major point they made. this regime can be beaten militarily if they get the right aid. >> thank you. >> the leaders in pakistan and facing...
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a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> we have been listening to president obama touching tribute to nelson mandela, the former president of south africa who passed away this evening. he is one of countless of millions who drew inspiration from mandela's life. the president was truly touched and sent his condolences to the family and the people of south africa. >> he reminded us that his first political action came against apartheid. he referred to him as mandela's nickname in south africa. that is what you hear him called on the streets of south africa. he quoted martin luther king who said the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice and he referred to mandela as one of the people who bent that arc towards justice. the president is clearly moved by the example of mandela and said he would spend the rest of his life trying to learn from and live up to the example of mandela. >> thanks for that wrap up. we will have much more straight ahead. the american dream is of
a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> we have been listening to president obama touching tribute to nelson mandela, the former president of south africa who passed away this evening. he is one of countless of millions who drew inspiration from mandela's life. the president was truly touched and sent his condolences to the family and the people of south africa. >> he reminded us...
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and he loved it back into a position of moral authority. he forgave white south africans into a better future. and by that he proved that the pen is mightier than the sword so o to speak. but he also proved that a life of extraordinary sacrifice would, in the long run, defeat the forces that had been running free while he was in jail. isn't it interesting? he proved by his own noble sacrifice that the people really imprisoned were those who believed in apartheid and those who believed in the artificial separation of the races. so when he emerged he was clear in conscience and clear in voice to articulate a vision that could really go beyond and transcend bitter recrimination and revenge inton ethic of transformation. and he prove thad that wd that basis of real peace in south africa. >> he said three didn't make moral choices necessarily about what tactics to use, about whether to use violence or not. he was interested in the strak that would work. and he was very impatient with some people who advocated violence, specifically on the ground
and he loved it back into a position of moral authority. he forgave white south africans into a better future. and by that he proved that the pen is mightier than the sword so o to speak. but he also proved that a life of extraordinary sacrifice would, in the long run, defeat the forces that had been running free while he was in jail. isn't it interesting? he proved by his own noble sacrifice that the people really imprisoned were those who believed in apartheid and those who believed in the...
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i think because sheer moral example. >> woodruff: mark, what about you? what do you think of when you think of him? >> well,-- some leaders are respected, and few leaders are loved. nelson mandela is that unique figure who is both loved and respected, virtually around the globe. it's a remarkable achievement. and what i think of is he described resentment as the poison we drink hoping it will hurt others. or punish our enemies. or kill our enemies. and i mean the example of magazine nam imity, of largeness in spirit and perspective, pet-- i never did meet him, but pet are hart the pollster has that question he asks of washington people when he runs them, conversational icebreaker, the prospect of meeting what individual in the world would make your palms turn sweaty. and you know this is a place where we meet, you know, celebrities and senators and all of it, and get a little blasse. and peter said overwhelmingly the answer was nelson pan della. it was just universal. it is a singular achievement. he made his nation and he gave us all an example of moral.
i think because sheer moral example. >> woodruff: mark, what about you? what do you think of when you think of him? >> well,-- some leaders are respected, and few leaders are loved. nelson mandela is that unique figure who is both loved and respected, virtually around the globe. it's a remarkable achievement. and what i think of is he described resentment as the poison we drink hoping it will hurt others. or punish our enemies. or kill our enemies. and i mean the example of magazine...
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and bent the arc of the moral universes towards justice. may god bless his memory, and keep him in peace. >> remarked on the passing of nelson mandela from the president of the united states. for those of us just joining us, we received word on the passing of the former president of south africa, nelson mandela at the age of 85. he had been ill for some time. he was in and out of the hospital most of the summer, suffering through lung problems so he wantedded with pneumonia. we received word from the family that mande
and bent the arc of the moral universes towards justice. may god bless his memory, and keep him in peace. >> remarked on the passing of nelson mandela from the president of the united states. for those of us just joining us, we received word on the passing of the former president of south africa, nelson mandela at the age of 85. he had been ill for some time. he was in and out of the hospital most of the summer, suffering through lung problems so he wantedded with pneumonia. we received...
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he always kept the moral high ground. and i believe that was in part his nature, and i believe that was in part a calculation that in the end, morality would work out. in the end the arc of history would bend toward moral justice. and i think that's a lesson. >> i don't think it's just the republicans that create the difference there. mandela in his one term, he was okay at managing the economy, okay at managing crime, not so great managing corruption. as eugene says, what he really stepped forward was his moral vision. he was a brilliant communicator. we expected that of obama. obama, in fact, has not been as president as brilliant a communicator as expected. he hasn't provided the same kind of moral vision in his speeches about health care, the economy -- >> recently. >> lately in touch with that. he's made pragmatic arguments more than this moral framework of an argument. i think maybe there's a lesson there for the white house from mandela. >> also need to think about what mandela was able to accomplish in the arc of
he always kept the moral high ground. and i believe that was in part his nature, and i believe that was in part a calculation that in the end, morality would work out. in the end the arc of history would bend toward moral justice. and i think that's a lesson. >> i don't think it's just the republicans that create the difference there. mandela in his one term, he was okay at managing the economy, okay at managing crime, not so great managing corruption. as eugene says, what he really...
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king, he would give voice to the claims of the opressed, and the moral necessity of racial justice. he would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of kennedy and khrushchev. and reached the final days of the cold war, emerging from prison without the force of arms, he was, like abraham lincoln, hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. and like america's founding fathers, he would bring constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations, a commitment to democracy. and rule of law. not only by his election but by his willingness to step down from power after only one term. given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it's tempting to remember nelson mandela as an icon. smiling. but ma -- madiba resisted the portrait. instead, madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears. his miscalculations long with his victories. i am not a saint, he said, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. it was precisely because he would admit imperfects, full of humor
king, he would give voice to the claims of the opressed, and the moral necessity of racial justice. he would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of kennedy and khrushchev. and reached the final days of the cold war, emerging from prison without the force of arms, he was, like abraham lincoln, hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. and like america's founding fathers, he would bring constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations, a...
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where do we get morality and if we have a moral gene? >> guest: there are people who say you can't define -- i think we do define it. it's clearly cruel that any particular time in history a particular society for example modern western society and american western society in the 21st century is a very distinctive 21st century morality which we all share whether we are religious or not. it's a kind of consensus that we accept. it's somewhat based on the golden rule. treat others as you would wish them to treat you. >> host: do you go by the golden broke? >> guest: yes, i mean we all to a greater or lesser extent subscribe to this sort of thing that we kind of together trying to commit to and they want to live in a society where people don't steal and where they don't kill and they don't rape and they don't commit grievous bodily harm. they pay taxes. we take care of the poor and the sick and the elderly. we live in a society which cares for each other, which cares for other human beings. and we can sort of work out for ourselves is this
where do we get morality and if we have a moral gene? >> guest: there are people who say you can't define -- i think we do define it. it's clearly cruel that any particular time in history a particular society for example modern western society and american western society in the 21st century is a very distinctive 21st century morality which we all share whether we are religious or not. it's a kind of consensus that we accept. it's somewhat based on the golden rule. treat others as you...
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but both of these popes had a view that the great problem of the world today was moral relativism. and their the theology moved to address the problems of moral relativism, and the real problem in the church itself, in the priesthood was moral relativism. >> that leads us to the question of, what will these 115 cardinal electors be looking for? do you grow with what carl has had to say as the to what they will think is their mission? >> we barely handled vatican 2, barely begun the implementation of vatican 2. i think certainly the addressing of the sex abuse problem, a need for more governance in the church, more accountability and transparency. they'll be looking more for a governor. you had in john paul and in b benedict, they were extraordinary teachers. but they will be looking for someone who is more of a governor. >> you hear the cardinals say there's a sense of -- there's a strong desire to have a new pope as soon as possible. but for that to happen in the most prudent, enlightened way, we need some sort of prayer and reelection of getting to know each other. >> there are a
but both of these popes had a view that the great problem of the world today was moral relativism. and their the theology moved to address the problems of moral relativism, and the real problem in the church itself, in the priesthood was moral relativism. >> that leads us to the question of, what will these 115 cardinal electors be looking for? do you grow with what carl has had to say as the to what they will think is their mission? >> we barely handled vatican 2, barely begun the...
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[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: above all for his moral and ethical superiority. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: he was able to turn the quest for truth and forgiveness into the pillars of national reconciliation and building of a new south africa. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: greatness and humanism as was the case of nelson mandela. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: this goes beyond the national border, inspired men and women. with independence and social justice. [speaking in native tongue] train change she left many lessons not only for his beloved and african continent but for all who seek freedom, social justice and world peace. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: like the south african who mourned, nelson mandela would be a chance, proudly carry african blood in our veins and celebrate the example of this great leader who belongs to the pantheon of humankind. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: bowed down before the memory of nelson mandela. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator:
[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: above all for his moral and ethical superiority. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: he was able to turn the quest for truth and forgiveness into the pillars of national reconciliation and building of a new south africa. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: greatness and humanism as was the case of nelson mandela. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: this goes beyond the national border, inspired men and...
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again, a moral claim we should all be united in the community. why? have no objective community, why should we have a subjective one? finally, uses of history. so obviously history has its own logic. one doesn't write history in order to convey a certain politics alone. there are multiple ways in which you go into projects. my interest in the first part was recovery. was recovery i forgotten history. the combined agenda was forgotten. and that i thought was a self-important. a history of discovery of a legitimate practice in historical profession. go back and say there was a great ride or strike and in that sense that's a completely normal thing. this book is full of possible history, subtitle, which many people were not sure what would be the make of the strange subtitle. why not, you, people said she has another story we won't get into, but possible history isn't my different approach to history. in other words, i feel like if you're writing a history of the contemporary era, it hasn't flown. all these dynamics are still alive. they are alive and we
again, a moral claim we should all be united in the community. why? have no objective community, why should we have a subjective one? finally, uses of history. so obviously history has its own logic. one doesn't write history in order to convey a certain politics alone. there are multiple ways in which you go into projects. my interest in the first part was recovery. was recovery i forgotten history. the combined agenda was forgotten. and that i thought was a self-important. a history of...
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stepping out of what they call the shackles of the kreutzer hoping that this will really give that morale boost to the people whoever they are there is no illusion here that there are still high unemployment that have to be tackled as well as the very high number of people skilled young workers leaving the country moving to countries like australia or canada to pursue better opportunities some of the businesses here construction businesses starting over again here in dublin however when you go just one hour out of the capital the story is really different and has come through the worst of the crisis but we shouldn't underestimate the size of the crisis that faced because of the enormous holes in the banking sector which in turn resulted from a very cavalier lending by the banking system very st mary citizens and taxpayers have had to pick up the bill for the mess the banking system with the government already said that austerity policies are actually going to be continuing so if this is to be seen as a success it's going to be a psychological or moral do sting success in terms of exiting
stepping out of what they call the shackles of the kreutzer hoping that this will really give that morale boost to the people whoever they are there is no illusion here that there are still high unemployment that have to be tackled as well as the very high number of people skilled young workers leaving the country moving to countries like australia or canada to pursue better opportunities some of the businesses here construction businesses starting over again here in dublin however when you go...
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and he loved south africa back into a position of moral authority. he for gave white south africans into a better future and by doing so he proved that the pin is mightier than the sword but he also proved that a life of extraordinary sacrifice would, in the long run, defeat the forces that had been running free while he was in jail. isn't it interesting? he proved, by his own noble sacrifice, that the people who were really imprisoned, were those who believed in apartheid and in the artificial separation of the racists. so when he emerged, he was clear in conscience and voice to really go beyond and transcend bitter rediscrimination and he proved by his presidency that that love ethic and tremendous force for good was the basis of real democracy in south africa. >> charlayne hunter-gault, he said he didn't make moral choices, necessarily, about what tactics to use, about whether to use violence or not. he was interested in the strategy that would work and he was very impatient with some people who advocated violence specifically on the grounds that
and he loved south africa back into a position of moral authority. he for gave white south africans into a better future and by doing so he proved that the pin is mightier than the sword but he also proved that a life of extraordinary sacrifice would, in the long run, defeat the forces that had been running free while he was in jail. isn't it interesting? he proved, by his own noble sacrifice, that the people who were really imprisoned, were those who believed in apartheid and in the artificial...
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well is is morally wrong and so i think that what you see with peta and you know this is just one of i think many problems with peta in terms of its its killing of animals a fairly high percentage of the animals it takes in and it's a norfolk facility you know it reflects the idea that well you know if you kill the animal painlessly you're not really harming the animal and again you know we can it's always good to take these things and put them in human context if i you know if i if i kill you it's better that i don't torture you first but even if i if i you know sneak in you know in the middle of the night and you know shoot you in a way that you don't feel anything i still harmed you i mean i haven't harmed if it would be worse if i caused you pain but by taking your life i've harmed you same thing applies and exactly out a humane way to murder someone i guess i wanted to bring up another contentious story which i thought you wrote about that sparked a viral debate about the legal animal hunt in south africa or as martha bachman t.v. show host hosted that photo over on twitter both
well is is morally wrong and so i think that what you see with peta and you know this is just one of i think many problems with peta in terms of its its killing of animals a fairly high percentage of the animals it takes in and it's a norfolk facility you know it reflects the idea that well you know if you kill the animal painlessly you're not really harming the animal and again you know we can it's always good to take these things and put them in human context if i you know if i if i kill you...
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perceptual aware they're subjectively aware so why do we think that the cognitive differences matter morally and we can see this when we're talking about human beings i mean you can say well you know you've got somebody who's who's mentally disabled and somebody who's brilliant are they different yes are the differences relevant they maybe but but it depends what question you're asking if the question is you know you're going to hire somebody to be a math professor you probably don't want to hire somebody who is mentally disabled on the other hand if the question is who do you use the talent did you know the talented mathematician of the per the person who is disabled who you use for a painful biomedical experiment or is a forced or organ donor the answer is you shouldn't use either of them if that's the question so i mean you know that's that's really i mean you know cognitive differences matter in certain respects but but the the how they did differences don't matter when you asked the question can you justify treating a sentient being exclusively as a resource. it doesn't really matter th
perceptual aware they're subjectively aware so why do we think that the cognitive differences matter morally and we can see this when we're talking about human beings i mean you can say well you know you've got somebody who's who's mentally disabled and somebody who's brilliant are they different yes are the differences relevant they maybe but but it depends what question you're asking if the question is you know you're going to hire somebody to be a math professor you probably don't want to...
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and divesting from fossil fuel is not just the moral thing to do it is physically responsible, as the impacts become more severe, the governments around the world will be forced to act to restrict carbon emissions. the valuations of the stocks are largely based on the reserves, the current valuation do not account for the risks of future regulations, a recent report by the bank argues that they are limited to burning one-third of their reserves they could lose up to 40 to 60 percent of their market capitalization, and the effects of climate change become more severe, the stocks will become riskier and we question whether it makes sense that we tie our retirement benefits to the fossil fuel companies as we see in a much more and more, uncertainty in the fossil fuel market. divestment is growing, as a growing movement being led by a lot of college students. i am sure that there are many in this room today. students with more than 300 college campuses across the country are pursuing divestment including san francisco state university the university of san francisco and uc berkeley in the
and divesting from fossil fuel is not just the moral thing to do it is physically responsible, as the impacts become more severe, the governments around the world will be forced to act to restrict carbon emissions. the valuations of the stocks are largely based on the reserves, the current valuation do not account for the risks of future regulations, a recent report by the bank argues that they are limited to burning one-third of their reserves they could lose up to 40 to 60 percent of their...
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above all for his moral and ethical superiority. he was able to turn the quest for truth and forgiveness into the pillars of national reconciliation and the building of a new south africa. we must pay homage to this great humanism with nelson man legal da. his phraoeutsdz was way beyond his national boshederder and inspired to fight for independence and social justice. [speaking in portugese] he left many lessons not only for his beloved african continent but for all who seek freedom, social justice and world peace.
above all for his moral and ethical superiority. he was able to turn the quest for truth and forgiveness into the pillars of national reconciliation and the building of a new south africa. we must pay homage to this great humanism with nelson man legal da. his phraoeutsdz was way beyond his national boshederder and inspired to fight for independence and social justice. [speaking in portugese] he left many lessons not only for his beloved african continent but for all who seek freedom, social...
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it is this theory that we ought not to be focusing on the treatment of animals that the fundamental moral question is can we justify using animals at all however humanely we treat them i mean i think that we have to confront the fact that because animals are chattel property and they have no inherent or intrinsic value that able only extrinsic in x. turtle value the standard of animal welfare is actually very low so even if you if you take the most humane places in terms of the way animals are treated it's still really horrible and so basically the the i'm trying to change the conversation away from treatment and over to use search the fundamental question why are we eating wearing or using animals at all particularly when we don't have to so that would sort of be the answer nutshell what's the response of the concept that humans are cognitively different than other animals. you know i mean it. it we're the only animals who use symbolic communication so you know what goes on in our heads basically is very very much connected with this thing called language and these concepts that we get f
it is this theory that we ought not to be focusing on the treatment of animals that the fundamental moral question is can we justify using animals at all however humanely we treat them i mean i think that we have to confront the fact that because animals are chattel property and they have no inherent or intrinsic value that able only extrinsic in x. turtle value the standard of animal welfare is actually very low so even if you if you take the most humane places in terms of the way animals are...
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there was a merger of morality nd politics and mission that really you see very, very often. there was no cynicism, no manipulation. what you saw was what you got. you asked him a question, and you got a straight answer. sometimes a self-deprecating one. he had a sense of humor as the president mentioned. didn't seem to take himself terribly seriously, which is something we don't always see in politicians. this was a man with a purpose that dominated everything about him and was larger than even he was, and he was pretty large. >> john walcott, the president spoke about nelson mandela as a representative of the idea that one person can make a difference. did you find that that also enfused your conversation with him? >> there is no question. he did what -- as i said before, there were a lot of people who covered it much more closely than i did, thought was absolutely impossible, thought the end of apartheid would come in blood. and the fact that it did not was largely the work of nelson mandela. it was always the work of prime minister burch ota, his white counterpart. but wi
there was a merger of morality nd politics and mission that really you see very, very often. there was no cynicism, no manipulation. what you saw was what you got. you asked him a question, and you got a straight answer. sometimes a self-deprecating one. he had a sense of humor as the president mentioned. didn't seem to take himself terribly seriously, which is something we don't always see in politicians. this was a man with a purpose that dominated everything about him and was larger than...
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president obama will bring any hope to this continent and i say so for one main reason president obama is morally bankrupt the model fair use of this world and to this end in south africa we have legislation called the implementation of their own statute which basically gates the. legislation and allows a so therefore can court to try obama for war crimes or to be for him to the international criminal court and the muslim lawyers association have in this respect submitted to the prosecuting authorities in the police what is known as the obama docket and then docket essentially is for us we have presented evidence that obama is guilty of walk crimes against humanity and genocide we have done so first because we believe it is really just duty to speak out against a tyrant like obama to hold him accountable for his claims. can we have done so in order to bring justice to the victims of these of indecision spoilers see the victims of torture in detention policies such as those in turn will be in the victims of these incineration policy and when i mean when they say incineration policy i talk of the s
president obama will bring any hope to this continent and i say so for one main reason president obama is morally bankrupt the model fair use of this world and to this end in south africa we have legislation called the implementation of their own statute which basically gates the. legislation and allows a so therefore can court to try obama for war crimes or to be for him to the international criminal court and the muslim lawyers association have in this respect submitted to the prosecuting...
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it is it is a moral conundrum and i think the important thing understand is why you totally understand the moral argument of hey we were promised benefits detroit also has to be able to provide city services no one would expect one hundred percent of all taxes raised in detroit to go just to paying the pension benefits of people who work for the city twenty and ten years ago that you would expect that they would use that money to actually provide services trash and police and fire so you have more claims on both sides it is a very very tense situation i think that maybe the first way to go about it is to means test pension benefits if you have to cut pension benefits you shouldn't be cutting pension benefits of those who are below who are getting pension benefits that are below median income you could start with those who are above the median income but that's only if you going to have to do that if you're going to have to start weighing these competing moral claims. that was anthony randolph director of economic research at the reason foundation now it's time for today's big deal. now
it is it is a moral conundrum and i think the important thing understand is why you totally understand the moral argument of hey we were promised benefits detroit also has to be able to provide city services no one would expect one hundred percent of all taxes raised in detroit to go just to paying the pension benefits of people who work for the city twenty and ten years ago that you would expect that they would use that money to actually provide services trash and police and fire so you have...
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. >> the folks here do not have the legal or moral authority to be doing what they are doing today. >> the brothers have been signed up for a weekly show on comedian tv. meanwhile, the city council meets on monday to strip rob ford of most of his remaining powers. the one capacity they cannot deprive him of, is the power to embarrass. he is likely to use again and again. bbc news, washington. >> next, the tv show. world newsching bbc america. could this river power most of africa at? the plan to turn this dream into reality. -- africa? the plan to turn the plan to turn this dream into a reality. in indiaorting legend called time on his cricketing career. we have more on how his fans have been reacting to this news. out,e fans are trickling after an exhilarating day. this was his final day on the cricket field. runs, he was just short of the record but still, a fantastic ending, anyway. we have a group of fans and i want to see what is in the back of your t-shirts. says, sachin, you will be in our hearts. what was it like, watching >> therelast inning e was the crowd, watching him -- >
. >> the folks here do not have the legal or moral authority to be doing what they are doing today. >> the brothers have been signed up for a weekly show on comedian tv. meanwhile, the city council meets on monday to strip rob ford of most of his remaining powers. the one capacity they cannot deprive him of, is the power to embarrass. he is likely to use again and again. bbc news, washington. >> next, the tv show. world newsching bbc america. could this river power most of...
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is not right to divorce foreign investment from the more of those who want to come here they must be morally upright human beings otherwise they are splitting the wrong message to the children of this country and to the children of africa richard what do you think about that i mean the united states is considered a laggard when it comes to investing in africa i mean is it because it's been focused on military and security too much. i think primarily it's been focused on the downside on the threats and problems of africa too much in development so most of its money and spending in africa has been on development programs but i would say that i go back to my earlier point in terms of. africans feeling the benefits of trade and. to respond to ferocious point trade is a two way thing so should we be blaming u.s. companies or chinese companies for the lack of domestic development and investment in places like rustenburg no and. you know these. primarily responsibilities for african governments so i would argue that trade and investment is a good thing for africa. provided african governments are s
is not right to divorce foreign investment from the more of those who want to come here they must be morally upright human beings otherwise they are splitting the wrong message to the children of this country and to the children of africa richard what do you think about that i mean the united states is considered a laggard when it comes to investing in africa i mean is it because it's been focused on military and security too much. i think primarily it's been focused on the downside on the...
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a plan who took history in his hands and bent the arc of moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep it in >> ifill: other reaction began coming in from the u.s. and around the world. in new york, ban ki moon: we have to learn from the wisdom and determination and commitment from both president mandela to make this world better for all. former president george h.w. bush issued a statement saying of mandela, "he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in his country. and in another statement, former president jimmy carter said, "his passion for freedom and justice created new hope for generations of oppressed people worldwide. and now to a personal retrospective on the life of nelson mandela from one of our own. former "newshour" senior correspondent charlayne hunger gault covered the south african leader for more than a decade, and interviewed him on a number of occasions, from the time he left prison to his election as south africa's president. she prepared this remembrance. >> to my generation, the onetha, nelson man
a plan who took history in his hands and bent the arc of moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep it in >> ifill: other reaction began coming in from the u.s. and around the world. in new york, ban ki moon: we have to learn from the wisdom and determination and commitment from both president mandela to make this world better for all. former president george h.w. bush issued a statement saying of mandela, "he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed...
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a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, madeva travelled south africa and moved all of us", here is the bit, think about this, "his journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human being and countries can change for the better." think about that for a moment. >> this was not the day of fashionable political prisoners, where you were put in a neat place and kept aside. he was in hard labour, breaking rocks on robin island. known if you have seen the picture. it was white. he's blinded. they literally broke rocks for 18 years. it was meant to break him. he wrote books in that time, gathered those, he tutored
a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the...
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if people were naturally moral, we wouldn't need morality or laws. conservatives understand that we are the problem. the root cause of social problems is us. how -- you have to ask yourself, how can you, as progressives do, think that government can be a progressive force? government -- slavery, that was government, segregation, that was government, and, of course, the whole totalitarian system was done by governments because what is a human being when they get into a position of power? it's the same human being that you want to fix, but now yields all this power. however, there's something very important that slows from this delusion, and it is a delusion. this is why, again, the -- what flows from the delusion is this. let me not -- i don't -- i have a tendency to digress. i'm going to try to digress. the -- if you believe that social institutions are the source of problems, by changing social institutions, you will change human beings in the way they behave; correct? what will you bring about? you'll bring about the millennium, bring about a kingd
if people were naturally moral, we wouldn't need morality or laws. conservatives understand that we are the problem. the root cause of social problems is us. how -- you have to ask yourself, how can you, as progressives do, think that government can be a progressive force? government -- slavery, that was government, segregation, that was government, and, of course, the whole totalitarian system was done by governments because what is a human being when they get into a position of power? it's...
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get on the moral high ground, find things that need to be done, be a doer, take actions. to me, that is the message of nelson mandela on how to live our lives and it's nelson mandela, i thank you. [applause] >> and in keeping with nelson mandela's, no one better exemplifies that for more than 50 years in the city of san francisco, the man who nelson mandela was really proud of and one of the people he wanted to meet when he was recently released from prison and came to california to say thank you. one of those persons was none other than our own version of nelson mandela, the man who had rev rand cecil williams. >> hello everybody. on my ride this morning about 7:15, i went there to see what the line looked like of people who were there for breakfast. today we will feed close to 3,000 people. [applause] >> and we will always feed people who are on the fringes of society because it is needed. we are going to stay right where the poor may be located. we're going to be there because we feel very strongly that we've been given a call, a call this came 27 years ago, but a cal
get on the moral high ground, find things that need to be done, be a doer, take actions. to me, that is the message of nelson mandela on how to live our lives and it's nelson mandela, i thank you. [applause] >> and in keeping with nelson mandela's, no one better exemplifies that for more than 50 years in the city of san francisco, the man who nelson mandela was really proud of and one of the people he wanted to meet when he was recently released from prison and came to california to say...
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really speak about this sort of thing without risking moving to the other side i think we changed the moral stick and it's. but i can tell you it wasn't easy. and not every country even today. regards that contribution as ring constructive and by the way not every country to . administer this anti corruption practices. there are many countries. that use it as a competitive tool. i won't name the countries but they must be known to you. and some pretty large countries. sure thing the bun corruption here is a way of life it's even that's how people live because you can work for the big companies of these countries one of us take for example our customs company off. when you go to our feeder you will find really old fashioned buses but the people who work there travel around in all some jeeps. you would see people who work at a feeder with all some houses these people build skyscrapers but there's something fishy going on at a feeder where do they find what they earn because they only work at a feed of course so are optional rules here. is to sit bascom see that it seems as if the fight agains
really speak about this sort of thing without risking moving to the other side i think we changed the moral stick and it's. but i can tell you it wasn't easy. and not every country even today. regards that contribution as ring constructive and by the way not every country to . administer this anti corruption practices. there are many countries. that use it as a competitive tool. i won't name the countries but they must be known to you. and some pretty large countries. sure thing the bun...
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president obama will bring any hope to this continent and i say so for one main reason president obama is morally bankrupt some of the model failures of this world and to this end in south africa we have legislation called the implementation of their own statute which basically mystic aids your own state shoot into south african legislation and allows a so therefore can court to try obama for war crimes or to be for him to the international criminal court and the muslim lawyers association have in this respect submitted to the prosecuting authorities in the police what is known as the obama docket and then docket essentially is for objectives we have presented evidence that obama is guilty of war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide we have done so first because we believe it is really just duty to speak out against a tyrant like obama to hold him accountable for his claims second we have done so in order to bring justice to the victims of these envisions policy the victims of the store chain and did in detention policies such as those in one turn a movie and the victims of these incinerat
president obama will bring any hope to this continent and i say so for one main reason president obama is morally bankrupt some of the model failures of this world and to this end in south africa we have legislation called the implementation of their own statute which basically mystic aids your own state shoot into south african legislation and allows a so therefore can court to try obama for war crimes or to be for him to the international criminal court and the muslim lawyers association have...
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is not right to divorce foreign investment from the more of those who want to come here they must be morally upright human beings otherwise they are spreading out wrong message to the children of this country and to the children of africa richard what do you think about that i mean the united states is considered a laggard when it comes to investing in africa i mean is it because it's been focused on military and security too much. i think primarily it's been focused on the down side on the threats and the problems of africa too much in development so most of its money and spending in africa has been on development programs but i would say that i go back to my earlier point in terms of our africans feeling the benefits of trade and. the response to for us is point trade is a two way thing so should we be inflaming u.s. companies or chinese companies for their lack of domestic development and investment in places like rustenburg no and. you know these these primarily responsibilities for african governments so i would argue that trade and investment is a good thing for africa. provided africa
is not right to divorce foreign investment from the more of those who want to come here they must be morally upright human beings otherwise they are spreading out wrong message to the children of this country and to the children of africa richard what do you think about that i mean the united states is considered a laggard when it comes to investing in africa i mean is it because it's been focused on military and security too much. i think primarily it's been focused on the down side on the...